maggiano's little italy

amazing amazingplaceto visit with family. very well arranged. it has soft music playing in the background. great food menu. i loved their chicken lasagna. took home four cheese ravioli which was lip smacking! must visit.
food - 5/5
ambience - 5/5
service - 5/5
loved the restaurant!

the first thing that caught my mind while dropping in theplaceis the beautiful decor, chandeliers, mirrors, crafted walls,woodworks,old world charms,dim lights.the sitting area was pretty and the staffs were very friendly!
we had calamari fritté for starters which was light and well done. for entrees we had the famous rigatoni "d" which had
herb-roasted chicken, mushrooms cooked in marsala cream sauce and tasted like heaven!
the other thing we ordered gnocchi & italian sausage which had flavory tomato vodka cream sauce bursting in the tastebuds!
but the best thing that made our night was the double chocolate brownie! the delights of
vanilla bean ice cream, fresh strawberries couldn't be better!
theplaceis already a favourite for me & my husband! and we are dropping by soon again!

we made a reservation for a large party (30) two weeks in advance. management screwed up and made it for 3! it took them a solid hour to correct their error. while they gave us a few free appetizers by way of apology, we were left standing outside for an extended period. for those on a tighter budget, thisplaceis quite pricey. the online menu for their website does not include prices, so when you arrive, there is some real "sticker shock". there is a small section that is somewhat more reasonable, but the fare there is more standard pizzeria entrees:  spaghetti with meatballs, lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, ravioli. these items are rather ordinary in taste and very ordinary in presentation. the quality is no better than one would expect from the neighborhood pizzeria at a much lower price.  theplaceis very noisy, the service adequate.  frankly, it is not a restaurant to which i would return.

great experiences. i attended in a large party of 14 for lunch today and the service was great! when it seems like things magically appear on the table like bread and drink refills, it is a sign of an excellent wait staff. the food was delicious and the lunch menu has great specials. every single person today was more than satisfied with their meal.

my sister held her small wedding reception at this location last november. the private room we had was large enough to accommodate our party as well as intimate. table settings, food, service made the bride and groom happy to have chosen maggiano's as their venue.

i have had some great wines here and also exciting mixed drinks made by different bartenders. maggiano’s is aplacei will continue to return to as well as recommend.

great experience. thisplacereally exceeds when it comes to customer service and responsiveness. we had a party of 26 and all drinks came out within minutes of ordering every time and dinner was served promptly. food was fantastic! will definitely be returning soon!

love thisplacebut they need more salad selections and to bring back the braised beef canaloni.

wonderful. this is a greatplaceto gather with friends. the food is excellent and vera, our server was outstanding. ask for her when you go there.

good food, great value. happened upon thisplacewhile on vaca after a 65 minute hike at the winchester mystery house. it was about 4pm and we got right in, had a choice of booth or table. theplacefilled up soon after we were seated. apparently this is a chain restaurant but since no one dares to expand their franchise to the great state of oregon it was new to us.
servers were lovely and attentive, frank took good care of us and refilled our beverages and bread.
i thought they were very reasonably priced for san jose, not inconsistent with what we see in salem/portland area. many of the pasta entrees were downright cheap. my fett alfredo was $12.95 + the "take home" dish which was eggplant parmesan. salads are $5 ala carte but huge and really enough for two people (me and skinny teen boy anyway). orders got a bit messed up and we were compensated with additional take home meals- 4 total, we dined on the eggplant parm the next day and it was tasty!
would love to see one these pop up in salem or portland, it would give the ubiquitous olive garden a run for its money.

favoritplacewhen in the area. we enjoy the atmosphere and food very much at maggiano's. we have been there two to three time and will be there again this weekend for my wife's 50th birthday. when our son turn 10 he wanted to go there for for his birthday dinner. he loves spaghetti. i'm personally a chicken and sausage person and all meals that i have had there were very good. keep up the good work and see you sunday.

theplaceis beautiful and the food was pretty good, i had the rigatoni d and it was ok, the tiramisu was better. i'd try something else next time.

go-toplacefor family groups. maggiano's has become a go-toplacefor family gatherings for several reasons.

first, the food and service have been excellent every time we have gone whether for a couple, a large group, or a very larger private event in a reserved room.

second, we have a number of dietary concerns (vegetarian, celiac, diabetes) that can make dining as a group a challenge, but maggiano's easily handles the needs. the staff and chefs went the extra mile to be sure that everyone in our group had special needs met, and they checked afterward to be sure everything was satisfactory--as it was.

the atmosphere is especially elegant, yet still inviting, to everyone from the kids to elderly family members.

i've had veal and salmon dishes--all of them delicious. everyone in our group enjoyed their meals from spaghetti to eggplant parmesan to the flatbreads.

the prices are on the higher end for pasta dishes, but you can find bargains. in our group, the college student and the grandparents ordered the buy-one-take-one home options--a good deal for those on a budget.

my only concern is reviewing the nutrition information and finding that every entree exceeds the sodium most anyone should have in a day or two. given their excellent responsiveness in modifying food, next time i intend to ask for a lower sodium preparation.

for a restaurant chain, maggiano's provides an excellent option, especially when dining with large groups and special dietary needs.

delish and great service. every time i've been to maggiano's, i've gotten really great service. without even being told, the waiter noticed that my aunt gave me a birthday card, and he returned to our table with complimentary spumoni and happy birthday written in chocolate. my meal was delicious and eating gluten free is hard for me at most italian restaurants, but here, the chef will come out to your table and speak to you to ensure you get a completely gluten free meal that still tastes delicious. i love thisplace:-)

pasta gold?. i never understood why the end product of a bit of water, flour, and egg came to be so expensive in restaurants. is there some secret ingredient in restaurant pasta like saffron at $100 an ounce that drives up the cost of a lb. of spaghetti selling for $2.00 at h.e.b? i think not!

having an mba, i understand profit margin and the effects of overhead costs, indirect expenses, advertising, etc.. what i don't understand are the prices restaurants are getting away with for a simple dish of pasta! even if the pasta dish is made by reknown chef uberstrasse of the culinary institute of tasmania who has won the james moustache award 30 years in a row, i don't get it.

o.k. finished with my rant about price gouging - a favorite topic if you couldn't tell.

eating at maggiano's reminds one of attending dinner at a black tie affair; rather sophisticated decor, nicely set table, very good service, and prices that remind one of why it is called black tie - black is to mourn the loss of a sizable chunk of your cash (don't get me started again).

the meals i have had here have been very well prepared and served with verve for which i must compliment the kitchen. i like to poke fun at the culinary professionals but have and abiding respect for what they do (as i had aspirations of attending the cia at one time).

usually restaurants offering a 2-for-1, disguised or not, are having trouble filling the dining room otherwise - could it be those high prices i alluded to? (that was my last criticism about gouging, promise). the current buy one, take one home is a good deal. considering this current offer along with taste of the food and level of service, i will give theplace4 stars out of 5. once the program ends, i would probably throttle that back to 3 because of overpricing (i lied).

descent experience. when you first pull up to the restaurant you feel astonished by the size. it amazed me that i was about to eat inside of a castle. like all restaurants you are immediately greeted by a very outgoing hostess. it was very dim inside of the restaurant with lots of tan colors inside of it which gave a very relaxing tone to it. every table was decorated with picnic like covers which confused me because it was known as such an elegant place.
maggiano’s was not only a cultural experience for me but was also a birthday dinner for my father. so everyone was in a very splendid mood. most restaurants have a very chaotic menu making it almost possible to choose from for me. maggiano’s did not which made my time there a little better. the waiter came to take our order and immediately had an attitude with our table. he was also very pushy about buying more expensive items on the menu which obviously increase his tip. so that lessened the enjoyment of my experience because we’re paying customers
besides the waiter being very rude the food wasn’t that impressive either. i ordered one of the basic italian dishes, which is called baked ziti. i expected to be flabbergasted as i took a bite of the visually appealing ziti. but in my honest opinion i wasn’t impressed at all. i felt as if i could get better food for a cheaper price at aplacelike olive garden. so that is why my experience was descent

service/food a++. our party of 5 was seated right at our reservation time. we opted for the family style menu (chef's choice) for 38.95/person, 21 and some change for kids. let me tell you, this was an outstanding deal! crab cakes, chopped salad, and spinach and artichoke al forno started us off ... and the plates/bowls kept coming until we had our fill ... and the left overs were bagged and tagged. the crab cakes were very tasty, and we compare to md style crab cakes. the salad was so much more than just a salad, crispy prosciutto pieces, avocado, crumbled blue cheese...tasty. for the main dishes we went with crab/shrimp cannelloni, lobster carbonara, mushroom ravioli with braised veal, and rustic chicken and shrimp. the ingredients of all dishes was fresh and flavorful. the lobster carbonara had huge hunks of lobster, making it an easy favorite. our waitress (mimi) did a fantastic job of reading our minds--she knew which dishes toplacetop-up orders on without a word! we ate to our heart's content ... and then ordered dessert--creme brulle'e and apple crostada. the apple dish was the best, served with scoops of ice cream. the entire table gave high marks to maggiano's! btw...i lived in italy (san vito/brindisi area) for a few years.